Eric Rajah
Eric Rajah is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian businessman and humanitarian based in Lacombe, Alberta.
Early life and education
Eric Rajah was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on January 12, 1958, as the eldest out of three sons to M. S. and Florence Rajah. In 1974, he and his mother and brothers moved to Vancouver, Canada, to join his father, who had immigrated earlier.Rajah graduated from Winston Churchill High School in Vancouver in 1976. He then enrolled in the business program at the University of British Columbia. In 1978, he transferred to Canadian Union College —now Burman University—in Lacombe, Alberta. He graduated with a Bachelor of Theology in 1981.
Career
After graduating from college, Rajah served as the student finance officer at CUC and later worked in Red Deer as an accountant aiming to qualify as a chartered accountant.Rajah launched his business venture, 'The Computer Training Centre Inc', later known as Advanced Systems, in 1986, providing training on computer operating systems and business software for organizations and non-profits. AS is currently located in Lacombe and Red Deer, Alberta.
In 1990, Rajah co-founded A Better World, an organization focused on supporting development in developing countries.